Relatively low-end GPUs with outsized coolers have always been a bit silly. But now it seems they're making it easier to scam gamers. A Redditor claims to have bought an Asus RTX 5080 from an Amazon Prime listing, only to find an Asus RTX 5060 Ti in the box. Yuck.
Part of the problem, very likely, is that the Asus RTX 5080 Prime in question has a very, very similar 2.5-slot, triple-fan design as the equivalent RTX 5060 Ti Prime model. So, at a glance, they look essentially the same—heck, this Asus AMD Radeon 9070 XT Prime looks very similar, too. Hold that thought, we'll come back to it.
